Symantec 360R Administration Guide - Page 127

Changing the LiveUpdate server location

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Logging, monitoring and updates 127 Updating firmware To allow automatic updates through an HTTP proxy server 1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, click Administration. 2 In the right pane, on the LiveUpdate tab, under Optional Settings, check HTTP proxy Server. 3 In the Proxy Server Address text box, type IP address or fully qualified domain name of the HTTP proxy server. 4 In the Port text box, type the port number. 5 In the User Name text box, type the proxy user name. 6 In the Password text box, type the proxy password. 7 Click Save. Changing the LiveUpdate server location By default, the LiveUpdate settings point to liveupdate.symantec.com.You can also configure the appliance to use your own LiveUpdate staging server instead of the Symantec LiveUpdate site. The internal LiveUpdate servers shown in Figure 9-1 are configured using the Symantec LiveUpdate Administration Utility. Rather than the appliance contacting the Symantec servers to obtain product updates, the appliance can contact the LiveUpdate server on the local network. This greatly reduces network traffic and increases transfer speeds. It also lets you stage, manage, and validate updates before applying them. The LiveUpdate Administration Utility

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Logging, monitoring and updates
Updating firmware
To allow automatic updates through an HTTP proxy server
1
In the SGMI, in the left pane, click
Administration
.
2
In the right pane, on the LiveUpdate tab, under Optional Settings, check
HTTP proxy Server.
3
In the Proxy Server Address text box, type IP address or fully qualified
domain name of the HTTP proxy server.
4
In the Port text box, type the port number.
5
In the User Name text box, type the proxy user name.
6
In the Password text box, type the proxy password.
7
Click
Save
.
Changing the LiveUpdate server location
By default, the LiveUpdate settings point to liveupdate.symantec.com.You can
also configure the appliance to use your own LiveUpdate staging server instead
of the Symantec LiveUpdate site.
The internal LiveUpdate servers shown in
Figure 9-1
are configured using the
Symantec LiveUpdate Administration Utility. Rather than the appliance
contacting the Symantec servers to obtain product updates, the appliance can
contact the LiveUpdate server on the local network. This greatly reduces
network traffic and increases transfer speeds. It also lets you stage, manage, and
validate updates before applying them. The LiveUpdate Administration Utility